An estimated 7, 74,462 eligible electorate in Srinagar district, comprising 8 assembly constituencies, will exercise their franchise in the second phase of the election on September 25, an official spokesman said.
With the issuance of notification for the second phase of election in J&K by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday, the capital city of Srinagar is all set to go for polls on September 25.
As per the final Electoral Rolls, Srinagar District has a total of 7, 74,462 electorate, among which 3, 86,654 are male voters, 3, 87,778 are female voters while 30 belong to the third gender.
Srinagar District comprises 8 Assembly Constituencies — 19-Hazratbal, 20- Khanyar, 21- Habbakadal, 22- LalChowk, 23- Chanapora, 24- Zadibal, 25- Eidgah and 26- Central Shalteng.
The ECI has established 932 polling stations, of which 885 are urban polling stations while 47 are rural polling stations.
The ECI has also established special polling stations including 8- Pink polling stations, 8-Youth polling stations, 8-PWD polling stations, 5-Unique polling stations and 8-Green polling stations.
The last date for filing of nominations is September 5, while scrutiny of nominations will be on the next day and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is September 9. The counting of votes and results shall be declared on October 4.
